MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics99.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive87.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A71
MotherboardMSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)  (all builds)
Memory28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180629
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 14 '18 at 09:51
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Memory 90.7
1-Core 126
2-Core 252
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 425
8-Core 624
65% 524 Pts
64-Core 690
43% 690 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Zotac(19DA 2445) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
99.5% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 135
Parallax 118
105% 127 fps
MRender 98
Gravity 124
Splatting 104
89% 108 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 99.5%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
182GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 203 209 203 202 206 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Read 396
Write 262
Mixed 339
SusWrite 206
67% 301 MB/s
4K Read 34.3
4K Write 83.1
4K Mixed 41.7
149% 53 MB/s
DQ Read 255
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 175
164% 252 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 177 180 177 180 180 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 154
Mixed 82.7
SusWrite 178
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 101%
Great: 114%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7
1GB free, PID 1666
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 78
Write 14.2
Mixed 5.3
28% 32.5 MB/s
4K Read 9.5
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0
39% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 23%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFS824A.M8FH 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
81.1% Excellent
MC Read 29
MC Write 31.5
MC Mixed 25.5
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 33.3
SC Mixed 23.8
72% 25.1 GB/s
Latency 66.3
60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 94%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) Builds (Compare 6,566 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) - $114

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $898
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HDDRAMUSB
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